I doubt that Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak has ever met a neoconservative nostrum that he doesn’t like. The latest pontification from the lad who would be Premier comes from his ‘bold’ assertion that Ontario must subsidize electricity costs for manufacturing if the province is to keep and attract
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Political donations do ads for Whigs.
An e-mail came from the Ontario Liberal Party the other day. It was from Deb Matthews and Tim Murphy, campaign co-chairs for Wynne’s Whigs. This e-mail explained that since becoming Premier “Kathleen Wynne has worked hard to create jobs—jobs for youth just entering the workforce, career-building jobs for families trying
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Longer He Stays, The More Damage He Does
Lawrence Martin has admitted that the title for his latest book was inspired by Rick Pearlstein’s examination of the Nixon administration. However, Martin writes, Harperland is not Nixonland — at least not yet: Harperland is not in a league with Nixonland, certainly not on the basis of what we know
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude: The Twelve Tone Row
Fantastic ideas contained within this video by Vihart. Consider my knowledge of musical styles expanded, and hopefully your too. 🙂 Wikipedia blurb under the video. http://youtu.be/4niz8TfY794 Twelve-tone technique—also known as dodecaphony, twelve-tone serialism, and (in British usage) twelve-note composition—is a method of musical composition devised by Austrian
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: USGS Study Connects Earthquake Risk To Wastewater Injection, Fracking Advocates Say, "Who Cares?"
A new study out in Science by US Geological Survey scientist William Ellsworth links earthquakes to wastewater injection sites. These earthquakes, thought to be caused by pressure changes due to excess fluid injected deep below the surface, are being dubbed “man-made” earthquakes. It’s not the first time scientists have used
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: I want my mummy
Dr. Fleshrender had been trying to learn ancient Egyptian mummification techniques for years, but he’d yet to master even the most basic principles. First of all, he just wasn’t into all that yucky stuff with the internal organs and putting … Continue reading →
Continue readingknitnut.net: The Little Wedding that Grew
GC’s brother Charlie, GC, me, and my sister Deb GC and I originally planned on having a very small civil ceremony, maybe one step up from eloping. But during our five-month engagement we kept adding little upgrades. Like family, food, booze, cake, flowers, balloons, photographs, a poem, homemade wedding favours,
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Your Daily Nazi: Son Of Stormfront
Derek Black, son of Don Black, the former Alabama Klan leader who now runs the largest racist Web forum (Stormfront) in the world, has renounced white nationalism. When Don retires, Derek plans to turn the forum into an interracial dating site. Just kidding. But good on Derek. I’ve written about
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: History’s Bitch #nlpoli
A half century ago, a bunch of very smart fellows – some of the smartest fellows of any generation ever – wanted to build a massive plant in the middle of Labrador to make electricity. One of the problems the project faced was a combination of costs and markets. As
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Massive PMO Problem
Golly. That PMO Duffygate scandal just keeps getting stranger and stranger.And better and better eh?Now it's not just a tale of power and greed, now it's a mystery story worthy of Sherlock Holmes.For it seems a powerful Con boss has gone missing from the PMO. Or departed in a great hurry. Read
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Official trailer for the Wikileaks movie “The Fifth Estate”
A dramatic thriller based on real events, The Fifth Estate reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned WikiLeaks into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated organization. The post Official trailer for the Wikileaks movie “The Fifth Estate” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Another Top PMO Aide Walks the Plank
And there wasn’t so much as a splash to mark Chris Woodcock’s departure from Stephen Harper’s nest of bent vipers, officially known as the PMO or Prime Minister’s Office. This time it was Harper’s Director of Management and Issues or Issues Management which is a title that suggests nothing so
Continue readingcultural sn:afu: Little Victor Update | Finally, he can fly
A few days ago Victor and Andrew, his older brother, were playing what was essentially ‘motionless tag’ in the living room. Basically it was Victor tapping Andrew’s shoulder, then yelling “tag, you’re it”, and Andrew immediately doing the same right … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Marie’s "Must Read"
Over at A Puff of Absurdity, Marie Snyder has written a terrific summary of the wisdom of Noam Chomsky. It’s a “must read” for anyone with progressivism in their blood. Do check it out.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6255…3 Storey Tall Mike Duffy In Ottawa
The Canadian Taxpayers Association, a group who unofficially shill for the Stephen Harpers, unveiled a 3 storey tall Senator Mike Duffy, Kanata-Prince Edward Island, earlier today in your capital. The Ottawa Citizen reports that “The Canadian Taxpayers Federation unveiled its new mascot Thursday in a call for a referendum on
Continue readingthe woodshed: "we create our own reality"
Right-wing nut jobs believe some incredibly weird shit: “Cyclists are responsible for gridlock.” Only 1.3 % of Ppl rides a bike but they are; Creators of TO’s Gridlock #topoli #tocouncil— ejb (@ejb__) July 18, 2013 The Trayvon Martin case had nothing to do with race. The answer to gun violence
Continue readingthe woodshed: "we create our own reality"
Right-wing nut jobs believe some incredibly weird shit: “Cyclists are responsible for gridlock.” Only 1.3 % of Ppl rides a bike but they are; Creators of TO’s Gridlock #topoli #tocouncil— ejb (@ejb__) July 18, 2013 The Trayvon Martin case had nothing to do with race. The answer to gun violence
Continue readingthe woodshed: "we create our own reality"
Right-wing nut jobs believe some incredibly weird shit:
- “Cyclists are responsible for gridlock.”
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Only 1.3 % of Ppl rides a bike but they are; Creators of TO’s Gridlock #topoli #tocouncil
— ejb (@ejb__) July 18, 2013 - The Trayvon Martin case had nothing to do with race.
- The answer to gun violence is more guns.
- Mission accomplished!
- Doughy Pantload is an intellectual
But this one, this one takes the cake.
“Mayor Rob Ford top male hottie at Toronto City Hall, survey says”
The Rev. Paperboy Feed
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Sudbury Steve May: The Latest in the Adam Giambrone Scarborough-Guildwood Nomination Meeting Scandal
This is just a quick update for my readers who may have been following the Adam Giambrone Ontario NDP nomination contest “scandal” in the Scarborough-Guildwood riding. You may recall from my blog posted earlier this week that I essentially speculated that the “scandal” was a non-event from the perspective of
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